Standards of care for occupational asthma.
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c Additional data are given in the three Appendices published online only at http://thorax.bmj. com/content/vol63/issue3 1 Centre for Workplace Health, Sheffield, UK; 2 Centre for Workplace Health, Buxton, UK; 3 University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK; 4 Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK; 5 Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK; 6 Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK; 7 G P Research Unit, North West Lung Centre, Manchester, UK; 8 Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; 9 North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK; 10 BOHRF, SOM and FOM, London, UK; 11 North West Lung Centre, Manchester, UK; 12 Health & Safety Executive, London, UK; 13 Aintree Chest Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 63 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008